Elegant tape vine


Scientific Name

Stephania elegans Hook.f. & Thomson


Other Names

Taro lahara


Life Form

Climber


Family

Menispermaceae



Taro lahara
Image by - Saroj Kasaju
Usages

Ornamental - For its attractive foliage and fragrant flowers. Medicinal - Used in traditional medicine to treat various ailments such as fever, headache, and skin diseases.


Native to

Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal


Habitat

Subtropical biome at altititude 1000m- 1700m.


Conservation Status

Not evaluated



Plant Description

Prennial climber

Slender, grooved.

Peltate, round or ovate-triangular, papery, glabrous.

Small, greenish-purple, in umbel-like clusters.s

Red, broadly obovate-globose.


Phenology

Flowering: Spring and summer.